Lord Shiva Aarti/ Shiv Puja Aarti/Benefits Of Puja Aarti

MAHADEV AARTI

The ritual of performing aarti is an integral part of worshipping in Hinduism. The Mahadev Aarti lyrics are in praise of Lord Shiva, and each verse ends with a request to the Lord to remove unhappiness and pain from life. The Mahadev Aarti is sung by devotees to please Him and receive His blessing. The last verse reveals that performing Mahadev Aarti regularly can fulfil one's wishes. This Aarti is popularly performed during the Mahashivratri, Shravan Maas, on Mondays and it is said that Lord Shiva likes devotees performing His Aarti. The meaning in the English of the Mahadev Aarti has been provided after each verse for devotees to understand what the lines mean.

Shivji
जय शिव ओंकारा, ॐ जय शिव ओंकारा ।
ब्रह्मा, विष्णु, सदाशिव, अर्द्धांगी धारा ॥
ॐ जय शिव ओंकारा

Jai Shiv Omkara, Om jai Shiv Omkara,
Brahma Vishnu Sadashiv Arddhagni Dhara.
Om Jai Shiv Omkara

Meaning: Glory to you, O Shiva! Glory to you, O Omkaara! May Brahma, Vishnu and the assembly of other gods, including the great Lord Shiva, relieve me of my afflictions!

एकानन चतुरानन पंचानन राजे ।
हंसासन गरूड़ासन वृषवाहन साजे ॥
ॐ जय शिव ओंकारा

Ekanan Chaturanan Panchanan Rajai,
Hansanan Garudasan Vrishvahan Sajai.
Om Jai Shiv Omkara

Meaning: Being the Absolute, True being, Consciousness and Bliss, you play the roles of all the three Gods - Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva. As Vishnu, you have but one face, as Brahma four and as Shiva five. They gladden the sight of all who behold them. As Brahma you prefer the back of the swan for your seat, as Vishnu you like to ensconce yourself on the back of Garuda (A large mythological eagle - like bird believed to be the vehicle of Lord Vishnu) and as Shiva you make the sacred bull your conveyance; all these stand ready. O Great Lord, pray rid me of my afflictions!

दो भुज चार चतुर्भुज दसभुज अति सोहे ।
त्रिगुण रूप निरखते त्रिभुवन जन मोहे ॥
ॐ जय शिव ओंकारा

Do Bhuj Char Chaturbhuj Das Bhuj Ati Sohe,
Trigun Roop Nirakhta Tribhuvan Jan Mohe.
Om Jai Shiv Omkara

Meaning: As Brahma, you possess two arms, as Vishnu four and as Shiva (Dashabaahu) ten, all of which look matchlessly lovely. No sooner do the inhabitants of the three spheres behold you than they are all enchanted. O great Lord Omkaara, pray rid me of my afflictions.

अक्षमाला वनमाला मुण्डमाला धारी ।
त्रिपुरारी कंसारी कर माला धारी ॥
ॐ जय शिव ओंकारा

Akshaymala Vanmala Mundmala Dhari,
Chadan Mrigmad Sohai Bhale Shashi Dhari.
Om Jai Shiv Omkara

Meaning: You are, O great Lord Omkaara, wearing a garland of Rudraaksha, another of forest flowers the third of skulls; your forehead, glistening in the moonlight which it holds, is smeared with sandal-paste and musk. Pray rid me of my afflictions.

श्वेतांबर पीतांबर बाघंबर अंगे ।
सनकादिक गरुणादिक भूतादिक संगे ॥
ॐ जय शिव ओंकारा

Shvetambar Pitambar Baghambar Ange,
Sankadik Garunadik Bhootadik Sange.
Om Jai Shiv Omkara

Meaning: O great Lord Omkaara, your body is attired in white and yellow silken clothes and in tiger skin, while in your company are troops of goblins, gods like Brahma and divine seers like Sanaka. Pray rid me of my afflictions.

कर के मध्य कमंडलु चक्र त्रिशूलधारी ।
सुखकारी दुखहारी जगपालन कारी ॥
ॐ जय शिव ओंकारा

Kar ke Mashya Kamandalu Chakra Trishooldhari,
Sukhkari Dukhhari Jag Palankari.
Om Jai Shiv Omkara

Meaning: O great Lord Omkaara, you hold akamandalu (the mendicants water-jar) in one of your hands and in another a trident; you bring joy to all, destroy all distress and sustain the whole world. May you rid me of all my afflictions!

ब्रह्मा विष्णु सदाशिव जानत अविवेका ।
प्रणवाक्षर में शोभित ये तीनों एका ॥
ॐ जय शिव ओंकारा

Brahma Vishnu Sadashiv Jaanat Aviveka,
Pranvaakshar me Shobhit Yah Tinon Eka.
Om Jai Shiv Omkara

Meaning: The ignorant (unwise and stupid) know Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva as three individual gods, but they are all indistinguishably fused into a single mystic syllable ‘OM’. Pray rid me of my afflictions.

त्रिगुणस्वामी जी की आरति जो कोइ नर गावे ।
कहत शिवानंद स्वामी सुख संपति पावे ॥
ॐ जय शिव ओंकारा

Trigun Swami ji Ki Aarti Jo Koi Nar Gave,
Kahat Shivanand Swami Manvanchhit Phal Pave.
Om Jai Shiv Omkara

Meaning: Says Swami Shivananda, “He who recites this Arti to the Lord of the three gunas-sattva, rajas and tamas - attains fulfillment of his heart’s desire”. O great Lord Omkaara, may you rid me of my afflictions.